congressional districtIndiana 1st Congressional District
presidential margin
2004–2024 · Democratic minus Republican
2004D+13.8
2008D+27.0
2012D+23.3
2016D+11.8
2020D+8.4
2024D+0.4
net swing · 2004→2024R+13.4D+13.8 → D+0.4
vs. U.S. · 2024D+1.9D+0.4 vs R+1.5
presidential returns
2024 turnout 57.7% of 567,881 citizens 18+
Year
Democrat
Republican
Others
Total
CVAP
Turnout
2024
161,604
160,290
5,884
327,778
567,881
57.7%
2020
181,825
153,357
5,504
340,686
550,156†
61.9%
2016
165,950
128,961
18,189
313,100
543,190†
57.6%
2012
186,175
114,832
5,141
306,148
537,755†
56.9%
2008
197,292
112,509
3,742
313,543
527,172†
59.5%
2004
159,871
120,807
2,490
283,168
516,590†
54.8%
† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles from the constituent-county ACS trend anchored to the current figure. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
——
D+60R+60
20042024
District by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupIN-1IndianaUnited States
German16.1%19.5%12.5%
Irish12.0%10.1%9.4%
Polish9.4%2.6%2.2%
English7.3%11.3%9.5%
Italian4.9%2.4%4.8%
American3.2%6.9%5.3%
Dutch2.4%——
Slovak1.0%——
African American†18.2%7.7%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
Mexican12.4%5.7%11.3%
Puerto Rican2.5%0.8%1.8%
Spaniard0.3%——
Spanish0.2%——
Asian Indian0.5%0.8%1.4%
Filipino0.3%0.2%0.9%
Chinese0.3%0.4%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
IN-1
Indiana
United States
Median age
40.1
38.2
39.1
Age 18–24
8.4%
9.6%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.1%
16.7%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
IN-1
Indiana
United States
Median household income
$73,983
$71,957
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.3%
12.4%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.0%
29.7%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
IN-1
Indiana
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.7%
10.4%
22.3%
Spanish
8.9%
5.5%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.3%
0.3%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
IN-1
Indiana
United States
Catholic
—
11.5%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
18.0%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
57.9%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Indiana 1st Congressional District
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+13.8%
2008
+27.0%
2012
+23.3%
2016
+11.8%
2020
+8.4%
2024
+0.4%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Federal officeholders only. State and local officeholders are planned for the next data pass.
Congressional elections · 25 House races
U.S. House
Each result reflects the U.S. House district as it was drawn for that election; redistricting has redrawn these lines over time, so they can differ from the current 120th-Congress district shown on the map above.
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), House. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
District
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
1
D
53.4%172,467
44.9%145,056
322,723
2022
1
D
52.8%112,656
47.2%100,542
213,207
2020
1
D
56.6%185,180
40.4%132,247
326,948
2018
1
D
65.1%159,611
34.9%85,594
245,209
2016
1
D
81.5%207,515
0.0%0
254,583
2014
1
D
60.8%86,579
35.8%51,000
142,293
2012
1
D
67.3%187,743
32.7%91,291
279,034
2010
1
D
58.6%99,387
38.6%65,558
169,707
2008
1
D
70.9%199,954
27.2%76,647
282,022
2006
1
D
69.6%104,195
26.8%40,146
149,607
2004
1
D
68.3%178,406
31.7%82,858
261,264
2002
1
D
66.9%90,443
31.0%41,909
135,111
2000
1
D
71.6%148,683
27.0%56,200
207,790
1998
1
D
72.5%92,634
26.2%33,503
127,754
1996
1
D
69.2%133,553
29.2%56,418
193,113
1994
1
D
56.5%68,612
43.5%52,920
121,532
1992
1
D
69.4%147,054
30.6%64,770
211,824
1990
1
D
66.0%68,920
34.0%35,450
104,370
1988
1
D
77.1%138,251
22.9%41,076
179,327
1986
1
D
73.4%86,983
25.7%30,395
118,441
1984
1
D
70.7%147,035
28.8%59,986
207,964
1982
1
D
56.3%87,369
43.1%66,921
155,096
1980
1
D
72.0%112,016
28.0%43,537
155,553
1978
1
D
80.3%72,367
19.3%17,419
90,170
1976
1
D
71.3%121,155
28.7%48,756
169,911
Indiana's 1st anchors the state's northwest corner along Lake Michigan, covering Gary and Hammond. Its historic blue-collar industrial identity has steadily compressed Democratic margins, landing at just D+0.8 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 27.0 points in 2008. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 8.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 0.4 points.
A population of 753,907, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,983 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Congressional District 8 and Congressional District 8.
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How did Indiana 1st Congressional District vote in 2024?
In 2024, Indiana 1st Congressional District voted a near-tie (D+0.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 327,778 votes cast, 161,604 went Democratic and 160,290 went Republican.
How many people live in Indiana 1st Congressional District?
Indiana 1st Congressional District has a population of 753,907 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Indiana 1st Congressional District?
Median household income in Indiana 1st Congressional District is $73,983 — below the national median of $80,734. The Indiana state median is $71,957.
What is the political history of Indiana 1st Congressional District?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Indiana 1st Congressional District from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
